Ethical implications of research studies

• Socially sensitive

  Research that may have implications for the individuals, groups in society such as participant families or cultural groups
• E.g of socially sensitive research

  Research into genetics- social sigmas

  Genetic screening
• ethical implications

  ethical guidelines were established to protect those involved in research
• socially sensitive research

  any psychological research that has wider ethical implications that impact outside of the research context

  e.g participants- finding out they have brain of a psychopath

  researcher- effect on the institution they work in

  groups- subcultures and subgroups

  some areas of research are more controversial than others
• ethical issues in research

  Seiber and Stanley identifed number of concerns that researchers should be mindful of when condutducting research

  implications- the wider effects of their research

  uses/ public policy- what is the research likely to be used for

  validity of the research- some research can appear fraudulent
• burt 1955- research influenced public policy

  influential in establishing the 11+ exam which was used to determine whether a child went to a grammar school or secondary modern reeducation

  hurts views based on evident he produced that intelligence was genetic

  data revealed he had made it up- but the exam remained
• benefits of socially sensitive research

  studies of underrepresented groups may promote greater sensitivity in understaffing

  help reduce prediduge and encourage acceptance

  may play a valuable role in society
• cost benefit analysis

  possible costs and benefits

  only proceed when more benefits then costs